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Choir Boy, a play with gospel music, will extend at Manhattan Theatre Club's New York City Center — Stage II through August 11. Directed by Trip Cullman, Choir Boy was originally scheduled to run through July 21 at the off-Broadway theater. The Tarell Alvin McCraney-penned play opened on July 2.

Choir Boy, a play with gospel music by Tarell Alvin McCraney, opens July 2. Directed by Trip Cullman, Choir Boy stars Tony winner Chuck Cooper, Austin Pendleton and Jeremy Pope. The Manhattan Theatre Club production will run through July 21 at New York City Center.

Set at the Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys, Choir Boy tells the story ...

The American premiere of Manhattan Theatre Club's gospel-infused show Choir Boy, directed by Trip Cullman and written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, begins previews on June 18 as part of The Studio at Stage II — Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series. The play officially opens at the off-Broadway theatre at New York City Center on July 2, and will ...

Broadway vets Claybourne Elder (Bonnie & Clyde) and Wallace Smith (Godspell) are currently leading Kansas City Repertory’s edgy production of the Stephen Schwartz musical Pippin. This Tony-winning musical follows Pippin (Elder) as the prince enters adulthood and begins his search for the meaning of life. In this exciting production, helmed by the theater's artistic director Eric Rosen, Pippin and ...

As previously speculated, the Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz's Godspell will play its final performance June 24 at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Directed by Daniel Goldstein and currently starring Corbin Bleu as Jesus, the production will have played 30 preview and 264 regular performances at the time of closing.

The audience inside the Beacon Theatre at the 2012 Tony Awards definitely caught the spirit of Godspell thanks to a heavenly performance led by Corbin Bleu. The company thrilled the crowd with bible-thumping renditions of “Day By Day” and “Light of the World.” Take a look at the exciting performance of the Stephen Schwartz revival below, then be sure to ...

The first Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz’s Godspell may end its run on June 24 at the Circle in the Square Theatre, according to lead producer Ken Davenport's blog. Directed by Daniel Goldstein and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, Godspell opened on November 7, 2011. The show is set to perform a medley of "Day by Day" and "Light ...

Godspell composer Stephen Schwartz has quite the resume with musicals like Pippin, Wicked and Rags to his name, not to mention his three Oscar wins and six Tony nominations! On May 23 the cast of the current Broadway revival of Godspell paid tribute to their talented composer by celebrating his career with the Godspell Sings Schwartz benefit concert at Joe ...

Corbin Bleu and the cast of Godspell are set to celebrate the show's Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Schwartz in concert at Joe’s Pub on May 23 under the musical direction of Charlie Alterman. The concert, which will feature songs from Schwartz projects including Pippin, Wicked, The Baker’s Wife, The Magic Show, Working, My Son ...